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Highest renter share, Alaska counties

Alaska counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2024 ACS). This list covers the 30 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 30 is 35.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wrangell, AK, up 11 places to #5.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24066.5%−5.7 pts

02North Slope, AKAK10,58250.9%−0.3 pts

03▲3Bristol Bay, AKAK84746.4%−3.6 pts

04▲6Yakutat, AKAK67243.7%+3.3 pts

05▲11Wrangell, AKAK2,00740.9%–

06▼2Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38738.9%−6.2 pts

07▲10Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48338.6%−0.9 pts

08▲5Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39138.4%−0.5 pts

09▼1Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97238.3%−7.7 pts

10▲2Sitka, AKAK8,31938.3%−3.7 pts

11▲3Juneau, AKAK31,60936.4%+0.1 pts

12▲6Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55336.2%–

13▼2Anchorage, AKAK287,15536.1%−3.8 pts

14▲1Aleutians East, AKAK3,47935.8%−6.0 pts

15▼10Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09535.6%−8.4 pts

16▲9Denali, AKAK1,61635.0%+0.1 pts

17▲4Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35734.6%+2.8 pts

18▲4Petersburg, AKAK3,39434.3%–

19▼12Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83033.2%−8.7 pts

20▲8Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66631.5%–

21▼12Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54931.4%−7.9 pts

22▲1Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,93230.2%–

23▲3Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02830.1%−2.6 pts

24▼4Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,77729.4%–

25▼22Skagway, AKAK1,10429.1%–

26▼7Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27128.0%–

27▲2Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27025.3%−6.1 pts

28▼1Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,95123.0%−3.3 pts

29▲1Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66622.8%+1.7 pts

30▼6Haines, AKAK2,06821.5%−8.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES